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Setting up the Quansheng TG-UV2 for GB3DA Danbury Repeater

The Quansheng TG-UV2 is a powerful little 2metre / 70cm handheld amateur radio. It’s gaining in popularity due to its very low price.

It’s a great radio, let down by only one thing – it’s tricky to set up (not helped by the poorly-translated Chinese-to-English manual)

I’ve had a couple of conversations with other amateurs about this device, and the trick appears to be to use a PC to program the radio, as the PC interface is more intuitive.

The Quansheng TG-UV2 Handheld Transceiver

Programming the Quansheng TG-UV2 from a PC

You’ll need a special lead. It’s a Kenwood USB Radio Programming Lead. Bought from a UK dealer with software, expect to pay £20. Far cheaper to get the lead on eBay (for £5) and download the software for free. Kenwood USB Programming Lead on eBay

Program in the Danbury GB3DA Repeater Manually

If you’re operating in Essex, being able to access the Danbury Repeater GB3DA is a must, but programming repeaters can be tricky. The TG-UV2 manual is unhelpful, but I’ve been able to set my Quansheng TG-UV2 set for use with DA as follows:

Enter Receive frequency: Switch on, and type 145.725

Set the Repeater offset: Press F then 0 then 2 to get to the repeater offset setting. On the top line, enter “00.600” (600kHz). Then press the MR/VFO button. Then press PTT to get back to standby

Set the Repeater offset to Minus: Press F then 4 until you see a minus sign in the top right of the screen. See screenshot 1 below. F4 scrolls between +, – and blank

Set the CTCSS tone: Press F then 3. You should see “TC OFF” (Transmit Code off). Now, press the BAND button to scroll through the tone types until you get to “TC” with a number (e.g. TC. 67.0). Then use the Up arrow to select “TC110.9″. See screenshot 2 below. Then press MR/VFO to get to standby

1. Quansheng TG-UV2 screen showing a minus offset

2. Quansheng TG-UV2 screen showing CTCSS 110.9 tone

Want to save this to a memory? Set up access (as above), then do the following:

Assuming you;re programming into the handheld, the steps are as above, but for the CTCSS tone, when you press F and 3 to get into Tones, press the Band button until you get “TC OFF” – This will turn off CTCSS

hi i am a ham with a tech class and i am thinking about getting one of these quansheng tguv2 dual band radios is it like the puxing px888k i like the single display but i also like the dual display the px888k can do both i would like some opinions on this radio